| ALPENSTOCK | • alpenstock n. A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain. • ALPENSTOCK n. (German) a long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps. |
| BOOKPLATES | • bookplates n. Plural of bookplate. • BOOKPLATE n. a label usually pasted inside the cover of a book, bearing the owner's name or other distinguishing information. |
| DIPLOSPEAK | • diplospeak n. Diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that… • diplo-speak n. Alternative form of diplospeak. • DIPLOSPEAK n. the polite and placatory language usually associated with diplomats. |
| GOALKEEPER | • goalkeeper n. (Sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal. • goal␣keeper n. Alternative form of goalkeeper. • GOALKEEPER n. a player who defends the goal in any of various games (as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer). |
| JACKALOPES | • jackalopes n. Plural of jackalope. • JACKALOPE n. a mythical animal that is reported chiefly from the western US and is reputed to be the size of a small deer and to have the body of a jackrabbit and the horns of an antelope. |
| KILOPARSEC | • kiloparsec n. (Astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs. • KILOPARSEC n. a unit of astronomical distance, 1000 parsecs. |
| KLEPTOCRAT | • kleptocrat n. A ruling figure in a kleptocracy. |
| LEUKOPENIA | • leukopenia n. (Medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood. • LEUKOPENIA n. an abnormally low white blood count, also LEUCOPENIA. |
| OUTSPARKLE | • outsparkle v. To exceed in sparkling. • OUTSPARKLE v. to exceed in sparkling. |
| POCKETABLE | • pocketable adj. Able to be put in one’s pocket. • POCKETABLE adj. that can be pocketed. |
| POKELOGANS | • pokelogans n. Plural of pokelogan. • POKELOGAN n. (Canadian) a bogan, a quiet tributary or backwater. |
| POLLTAKERS | • POLLTAKER n. a person conducting a poll. |
| PROVOKABLE | • provokable adj. That may be provoked. • PROVOKABLE adj. that can be provoked, also PROVOCABLE. |
| ROPEWALKER | • ropewalker n. An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer. • ROPEWALKER n. a ropedancer. |
| SHOPWALKER | • shopwalker n. (Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker. • shop-walker n. (Britain) A retail store floor supervisor. • SHOPWALKER n. a person employed by a departmental store to supervise sales personnel, assist customers, etc. |
| SOAPFLAKES | • soapflakes n. Plural of soapflake. • SOAPFLAKES n. small particles of solid soap or detergent used for washing clothes. |
| STROKEPLAY | • strokeplay n. Alternative form of stroke play. • stroke␣play n. (Golf) A scoring system in which points are awarded based on the number of strokes used to sink the… • stroke␣play n. (Cricket) Batting, especially excellent batting. |
| WORKPLACES | • workplaces n. Plural of workplace. • work-places n. Plural of work-place. • WORKPLACE n. a place of work. |